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Teslić ( sr-cyrl, Теслић) is a town and municipality located in
The town was settled in the 19th century with the first industrialization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main industries are wood products and the chemical industry. Long before Teslić began to rise a nearby village called
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
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Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located ...
, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...
. It is situated in the central part of the Republika Srpska, on the banks of Usora River
Usora ( sr-cyrl, Усора) is a river in central-northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It begins at the confluence of two smaller Usora rivers, Mala Usora and Velika Usora, at the town of Teslić. Usora runs for some 20 km northeast of Teslić, ...
. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,536 inhabitants.
About to the south-east from the city center there is a location of medieval tombstones of Duke Momčilo
The Tombstones of Duke Momčilo are a group of three medieval tombstones about 5 km to the South-East from the center of Teslić in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes cal ...
. Also, Solila is located on the Borja Mountain.
History
The town was settled in the 19th century with the first industrialization of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Main industries are wood products and the chemical industry. Long before Teslić began to rise a nearby village called Čečava
Čečava (Serbian Cyrillic: Чечава) is a village in the municipality of Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ethnic composition, 1991 census
total: 2,616
* Serbs - 2,503 (95.68%)
* Yugoslavs - 54 (2.06%)
* Croats - 36 (1.37%)
* others and unkn ...
existed as one of the oldest places people inhabited, there is archaeological evidence that Čečava existed as early as the 10th century.
From 1929 to 1941, Teslić was part of the Vrbas Banovina
The Vrbas Banovina or Vrbas Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Vrbaska banovina, Врбаска бановина), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was named after the Vrbas River and consis ...
of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 ...
.
Teslić was until the late 1950s among the largest industrial centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...
. Today Teslić industry is mostly based on the production of wood, milk, clothing, telecommunications, electro industry, metallic industry and building construction.
Teslić is also known as a tourist destination, mainly because of the Banja Vrućica, а health spa for healing cardio-vascular diseases. With a complex of five hotels and a capacity of over 1000 beds, Banja Vrućica has the biggest tourist capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The nearby mountain Borja is an attractive tourist destination with two hotels and sports facilities.
Demographics
According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Teslić has a population of 38,536 inhabitants.Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Notable people
* Borki Predojević
Borki Predojević ( sr-cyrl, Борки Предојевић; born 6 April 1987 in Teslić) is a Bosnian chess grandmaster, the youngest ever from his country. He is the No. 1 ranked player of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of February 2021.
Early ...
, professional chess player
* Dragan Blatnjak
Dragan Blatnjak (born 1 August 1981) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian football manager and former player who last managed Zagora Unešić.
Club career
Previously he played for FC Khimki (until 2010) and Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League.
Inte ...
, footballer
* Vladimir Petrović
Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''pigeon''.
...
, footballer
* Željka Cvijanović
Željka Cvijanović (; sr-cyr, Жељка Цвијановић, ; born 2 August 1967) is a Bosnian Serb politician who is the 9th and current President of Republika Srpska.
She was the 11th Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 12 March 20 ...
, President of Republika Srpska
* Dragan Bogdanic, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska
See also
* Jezera, formerly a village in Teslić * Kusići, formerly a sub-village of Jezera * Vrela, a village in Teslić * Žarkovina, a village in Teslić *Usora River
Usora ( sr-cyrl, Усора) is a river in central-northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It begins at the confluence of two smaller Usora rivers, Mala Usora and Velika Usora, at the town of Teslić. Usora runs for some 20 km northeast of Teslić, ...
* Krstova Gora hill (formerly Gračun)
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teslic Populated places in Teslić Spa towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina